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DUREE DETENTION [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-11-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- short-term detention
1, record 1, English, short%2Dterm%20detention
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Detention by the Canada Border Services Agency for immigration reasons that is usually a few hours long. 2, record 1, English, - short%2Dterm%20detention
Record 1, Key term(s)
- short term detention
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- détention de courte durée
1, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tention%20de%20courte%20dur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- détention à court terme 2, record 1, French, d%C3%A9tention%20%C3%A0%20court%20terme
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Détention par l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada pour des motifs d’immigration qui dure habituellement quelques heures. 3, record 1, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20de%20courte%20dur%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2025-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- long-term detention
1, record 2, English, long%2Dterm%20detention
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Detention by the Canada Border Services Agency for immigration reasons that usually lasts more than three months. 2, record 2, English, - long%2Dterm%20detention
Record 2, Key term(s)
- long term detention
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- détention de longue durée
1, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tention%20de%20longue%20dur%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- détention à long terme 2, record 2, French, d%C3%A9tention%20%C3%A0%20long%20terme
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Détention par l’Agence des services frontaliers du Canada pour des motifs d’immigration qui dure habituellement plus de trois mois. 3, record 2, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20de%20longue%20dur%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2025-09-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Citizenship and Immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- length of detention
1, record 3, English, length%20of%20detention
correct, noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- period of detention 2, record 3, English, period%20of%20detention
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
During a detention review hearing, an Immigration Division member will examine the reasons for detention, as well as the length of detention and any alternative to detention that is available. 3, record 3, English, - length%20of%20detention
Record 3, Key term(s)
- detention length
- detention period
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Citoyenneté et immigration
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- durée de la détention
1, record 3, French, dur%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9tention
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- période de détention 2, record 3, French, p%C3%A9riode%20de%20d%C3%A9tention
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pendant un contrôle des motifs de la détention, un commissaire de la Section de l'immigration examinera les motifs de la détention, ainsi que la durée de la détention et la question de savoir s’il existe une solution de rechange à la détention. 3, record 3, French, - dur%C3%A9e%20de%20la%20d%C3%A9tention
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-08-25
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- indefinite detention
1, record 4, English, indefinite%20detention
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- détention à durée indéterminée
1, record 4, French, d%C3%A9tention%20%C3%A0%20dur%C3%A9e%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
détention à durée indéterminée : terme tiré du Mini-lexique de l'arrestation et de la détention et reproduit avec l'autorisation du Centre de ressources en français juridique de l'Université de Saint-Boniface. 2, record 4, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20%C3%A0%20dur%C3%A9e%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2007-04-27
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Offences and crimes
- Rights and Freedoms
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- forcible detainer
1, record 5, English, forcible%20detainer
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- unlawful detainer 2, record 5, English, unlawful%20detainer
correct
- forcible detention 3, record 5, English, forcible%20detention
correct
- unlawful restraint 3, record 5, English, unlawful%20restraint
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Detainer. The act (or the juridical fact) of withholding from a lawfully entitled person the possession of land or goods, or the restraint of a person's personal liberty against his or her will; detention. The wrongful keeping of a person's goods is called an unlawful detainer although the original taking may have been lawful. 2, record 5, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Forcible detention is committed when a person armed with a dangerous weapon "holds an individual hostage without lawful authority for the purposes of obtaining performance by a third person of demands made by the person holding the hostage." 3, record 5, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 CONT
Every person is guilty of a forcible detainer who either: ... (1) by force or by menaces and threats of violence unlawfully holds and keeps the possession of any real property or mining claim, whether the same was acquired peaceably or otherwise ... 4, record 5, English, - forcible%20detainer
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Infractions et crimes
- Droits et libertés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- détention par la force
1, record 5, French, d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] le code pénal érigé en infraction pénale le fait de maintenir une personne en détention par la force. En vertu de cette disposition, le fait de placer en détention, d’arrêter ou d’enlever une personne afin de la priver de protection légale pour une longue durée sur les ordres ou avec l'appui ou le consentement de l'État [...] 2, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ici, il s’agit de la détention d’une personne contre son gré par une autre armée ou non. Il ne faut pas confondre cette notion à l’autre fiche. 3, record 5, French, - d%C3%A9tention%20par%20la%20force
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Infracciones y crímenes
- Derechos y Libertades
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- detención violenta
1, record 5, Spanish, detenci%C3%B3n%20violenta
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2003-07-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Provincial Government Bodies and Committees (Canadian)
- Provincial Administration
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Community and Correctional Services Division
1, record 6, English, Community%20and%20Correctional%20Services%20Division
correct, New Brunswick
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Department of Public Safety of New Brunswick. The Community and Correctional Services Division provides services and programs to victims of crime and operates community based programs and custody facilities for young offenders, and for adults remanded to custody or serving a sentence of up to two years. 1, record 6, English, - Community%20and%20Correctional%20Services%20Division
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Organismes et comités de gouvernements provinciaux canadiens
- Administration provinciale
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Division des services communautaires et correctionnels
1, record 6, French, Division%20des%20services%20communautaires%20et%20correctionnels
correct, feminine noun, New Brunswick
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ministère de la Sécurité publique du Nouveau-Brunswick. La Division des services communautaires et correctionnels offre des programmes et des services aux victimes d’actes criminels, gère les programmes communautaires et les établissements pour les jeunes contrevenants et s’occupe des adultes qui sont gardés en détention préventive ou qui purgent une peine d’une durée de moins de deux ans. 1, record 6, French, - Division%20des%20services%20communautaires%20et%20correctionnels
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1994-10-03
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- TBS system 1, record 7, English, TBS%20system
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- système TBS
1, record 7, French, syst%C3%A8me%20TBS
masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
De «terbeschikkingstelling» qui signifie au gré du gouvernement, à la disposition de l'État. Aux Pays-Bas, système de détention de durée indéterminée. 1, record 7, French, - syst%C3%A8me%20TBS
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1994-02-26
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Penal Administration
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- capping
1, record 8, English, capping
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Changes to the Criminal Code (mental disorder) ... also replace indeterminate detention with maximum limits on detention ("capping"). 2, record 8, English, - capping
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Administration pénitentiaire
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- détermination de périodes de détention d’une durée maximale
1, record 8, French, d%C3%A9termination%20de%20p%C3%A9riodes%20de%20d%C3%A9tention%20d%26rsquo%3Bune%20dur%C3%A9e%20maximale
correct, feminine noun
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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